part ways en · VERB
Meanings
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To go in different directions.
The two friends parted ways at the intersection.
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(broadly, figuratively) To end a relationship; to pursue a certain choice, course of action, etc. in a way that alienates or reduces communication with a partner.
A relationship that Mr. [Barret] Zoph had with a Thinking Machines employee became public, and Ms. [Mira] Murati — who posted a public message about having “parted ways” with Mr. Zoph — has faced questions over her reasons for firing him and the state of the company.
2026 January 22, Cade Metz, Kalley Huang, Mike Isaac, quoting Mira Murati, “The A.I. Start-Up Soap Opera Riveting Silicon Valley”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2026:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| parted ways | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| parted ways | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| parts ways | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| parting ways | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (9)
pl rozstać się (go in different directions) · de getrennte Wege gehen (go in different directions) · fi luopua (go in different directions) · ru расходи́ться (go in different directions) · fi luovuttaa (go in different directions) · cmn 割捨 /割舍 (go in different directions) · pl rozstawać się (go in different directions) · cmn 分道揚鑣 /分道扬镳 (go in different directions) · izh erroissa (go in different directions)